All his concern about climate change and the biodiversity crisis is now mainstream issue. Equally, he is a campaign for sustainable farming as opposed to intensive farming that doesn't respect the natural world. He's also been a great advocate of programs to help young people. These things are now taken for granted that that's what governments should be using as their backdrop. It's particularly difficult for them because we are in the grip of a very right wing government at the moment. I personally don't think that they will be here in two years' time but we'll wait and see.
Talking to my parents about events in the UK following the death of The Queen on 9 September, including the media coverage, the proclamation of King Charles III, comments about Charles as King and a discussion of the role of the monarch in the UK’s constitution. Also includes some comments about the new Prime Minister Liz Truss and the future of the UK government over the next 18 months.
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